Section: Malaysia
Russian NGOs fear fresh crackdown after ‘undesirable’ law
MOSCOW: Already branded “foreign agents” while endeavouring to help abuse victims or protect the environment, Russian activists fear a new law against “undesirable” NGOs will further stymie their work. President Vladimir Putin (pix) over the weekend signed off on legislation that allows authorities to ban international...
NATO's Stoltenberg tells Russia's Lavrov to pull out of Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday he had told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Russia must withdraw all troops and heavy weapons from Ukraine and end its support for separatists. …read more Source: The...
Six killed in east Ukraine fighting
KIEV: Four pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian soldier and one civilian were killed in clashes that broke out over the past 24 hours in violation of a February truce deal, officials said Tuesday. The civilian died during an artillery fire attack on the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, which sits on the outskirts of the rebels’ de facto capital...
France's Marine Le Pen in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – French far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen met a senior Russian official in Moscow on Tuesday, underlining her party’s cosy relationship with the Kremlin despite East-West tensions smouldering over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian servicemen killed in rebel attack on ambulance
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded when pro-Russian separatists attacked a military ambulance near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Britain and Russia agree to resume talks on Syria
LONDON: Britain’s David Cameron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin (pix) have agreed to re-start talks on finding a solution to the crisis in Syria, a statement from Cameron said on Monday. The Russian president phoned Cameron to congratulate him on his re-election as prime minister and the two agreed that Syria talks should resume, a...
Britain and Russia agree to resume talks on Syria
LONDON: Britain’s David Cameron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have agreed to re-start talks on finding a solution to the crisis in Syria, a statement from Cameron said on Monday. The Russian president phoned Cameron to congratulate him on his re-election as prime minister and the two agreed that Syria talks should resume, a spokeswoman...
Malaysia Airlines to be completely revamped – new CEO
KUALA LUMPUR: Loss-making Malaysia Airlines is set to undergo a complete overhaul as it is restructured into a new company, with a rebranding that will be unveiled next week and changes planned to its fleet and network strategies. Christoph Mueller, who joined from Irish national carrier Aer Lingus, said in his first ever interview since taking...
Germany protests Russia's ejection of conservative MP from Moscow
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany formally protested to Russia on Monday over Moscow’s refusal to let a conservative German lawmaker into the country, a decision the Foreign Ministry criticised as unacceptable amid East-West tensions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Gunman takes hostages after killing two in northeast Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – A gunman was holding two people hostage at a petrol station in northeast Ukraine on Monday after killing two others, the interior ministry said. …read more Source: The...
